Cargo boat sinks off Oman, 20 sailors rescued

All 20 sailors on board were rescued as a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of Oman today, the transport ministry said.

The ship, carrying sand and iron rods from the Emirates to Eritrea, sank off Lakabi, 770 kilometres south of Muscat, it said in a statement carried by Oman News Agency.

It said a fishing boat rescued the crew from the sinking ship.